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Erythrocyte Lewis antigen phenotypes of dyspeptic patients in Taiwan--correlattion of host factor with Helicobacter pylori infection.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Apr 2001
Yang H B, Sheu B S, Chen R C, Wu J J, Lin X Z
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Because of the molecular mimicry between Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide and host Lewis blood-group antigens, Lewis antigen may mediate specific H. pylori binding to surface epithelial cells in gastric mucosa. We, therefore, tested whether different Lewis antigen phenotypes have different prevalence rates of H. pylori infection, and determined the specific H. pylori-related disease...
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